Like a meandering skunk, the year 2020 is within smelling distance. It’s time to dust off my miserably failed 2019 New Year’s Resolutions and see if they transfer to 2020.
Plastic pollution is disrupting biological functions in animals and humans, clogging our waterways and oceans, contributing to the climate crisis, and impacting every species up and down the food chain
I was sitting in my office this week thinking of the Top 10 news stories of the year for 2019 — the stories are scheduled to run in a special
Christmas, 2019. We made it! Despite all the vitriol, all the polarization, all the seething, name-calling, tweet-spewing, gut-wrenching, fit-inducing politics of this year – still, we made it again to
The old saying goes, “Nothing is for certain but death and taxes.” I would like to modify this phrase by adding “rent.” Whether we are charging or paying, rent is
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor This is going to be a tough Christmas for a lot of people in the Santa Clarita Valley. And as much as I love this
By David Hegg Perhaps nothing demonstrates the reality of a person’s integrity more than their willingness to keep a promise. As the great Alaskan poet Robert Service once wrote, “a
In the last few weeks our community has suffered some devastating losses, horrific shootings at Saugus High and fires of shocking magnitude. We have been hit from all sides in
This past week we saw the completely partisan House of Representatives Democrats issue their Articles of Impeachment for President Trump. The two articles are “abuse of power” and “obstruction of
I’m not so sure why we need to place a date on Christmas. When I’m at my best, this holy day is with me, no matter what the season. When
In recent elections, health care has been an important issue. For 2020, the Democratic presidential candidates have offered several proposals and the Republicans have regurgitated their proposal to repeal Obamacare
It seems to me, the greatest challenges of our time can all be rolled into one, giant over-arching concern: That through recession recoil or internet onslaught burn-out or a recent
All this Ho-Ho-Ho is making me think about R-R-R. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. True, that sounds pretty Grinchy. The holidays do seem like the epitome of consumerism, with $1.1 trillion in
By David Hegg I think it was about my 40th year that I realized how much of my life had been spent living in the future. So many of my
One of my favorite times of year is the resurgence of family traditions. The smells of Thanksgiving and holiday dinners transport us back to our childhoods, where relatives gathered to
Recently, The Mighty Signal scooped the journalism world, sorry planet that it is, by becoming the first major media outlet to have arranged an exclusive interview with infamous Delaware street
Humans cause fires. According to CalFire, even as the number of wildfires in California rose due to the dry conditions brought on by climate change, the number of human-caused wildfires
There is what is called a “homeless crisis” nationwide. We feel this more in Los Angeles County than most other places with about 60,000 on our streets. The U.S. Supreme
By Tim Whyte Signal Editor It wasn’t quite a riot. It was more like a brawl. About 50 students were involved in the altercation on the campus of Hart High
By David Hegg Our society is obsessed with health. Or maybe it is better said that we are obsessed with the idea of health. All around us new discoveries and